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westpac nz rolls out northland banking van service

Westpac NZ rolls out Northland banking van service

A new Westpac NZ community banking van will serve Northland towns, complementing the two already operating in Canterbury and Southland...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
the new look ero report

Education Review Office announces new rating system for schools

The Education Review Office is rolling out a colour-coded, four-tier rating system to evaluate school performance. The agency stated that the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
young adult drinking beer while driving, she is going to a party.

A camera is being developed to spot drunk drivers seconds

Researchers are developing facial recognition tech that can spot drunk driving from just a 3-second video clip. The goal is for...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
hollywood backlash halts bytedance ai video tool rollout

Hollywood backlash halts Bytedance AI video tool rollout

Tinseltown's growing outrage over intellectual property breaches has forced ByteDance to abandon immediate plans for a global rollout of its...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 1 min read
colorful petrol pumps.

Feasible for petrol to reach $4 a litre, experts say

The Middle East conflict is driving up oil prices, which in turn are lifting petrol costs. According to economists, petrol...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
honda axes ev plans amid heavy losses

Honda axes EV plans amid heavy losses

Honda has dramatically scaled back its electric vehicle ambitions, a move that underscores the fierce headwinds battering traditional automakers. With U.S....

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
unpaid paye deductions lead to prison

Unpaid PAYE deductions lead to prison, Inland Revenue warns

Inland Revenue (IR) cautions employers that deducting money from employees' pay without forwarding it to IR constitutes a grave offence,...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
russia ukraine war

Ukraine fights economic war alongside Russia conflict

Ukraine battles on an invisible economic front in its war with Russia, where steady finances are key not just to...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
oil prices top $105 as iran war hits third week

Oil prices top $105 as Iran war hits third week

Crude oil prices have surged to levels unseen since mid-2022, propelled by the grinding Iran conflict now entering its third...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
us regulator eyes revoking media licences over iran

US regulator eyes revoking media licences over Iran

America's broadcast regulators are locked in a heated standoff with news outlets over their reporting of the U.S.-Israel conflict with...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
trump eyes delay to china summit over hormuz aid

Trump eyes delay to China summit over Hormuz aid

Tensions between Washington and Beijing have intensified sharply, with President Donald Trump signalling that his planned landmark visit to China...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
greenpeace flags unresolved mess for new leader

Hurrell exits Fonterra, Greenpeace flags unresolved mess for new leader

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell has resigned after eight years at the helm. Greenpeace says the next CEO inherits a...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
shoppers urged to brace for price surge at checkout

Shoppers urged to brace for price surge at checkout

Shoppers should prepare for steeper prices at checkout, as Middle East tensions push up freight and fuel costs. According to Infometrics'...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
fires at outgoing fonterra ceo miles hurrell

NZ First leader fires at outgoing Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters commented on the Fonterra chief executive's resignation, calling it predictable following the sale of...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Mar 2026 | 1 min read
customer uses a gift card

NZ retailers must honour gift cards for 3 years starting today

Effective today, all New Zealand retailers are required to honour gift cards for a minimum of three years from purchase. This...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
trump urges uk to send warships to hormuz

Trump urges UK, allies to send warships to Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly one-fifth of global oil flows, has turned into a tense battleground two weeks...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Mar 2026 | 3 min read
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